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Post by alicechallice on Feb 14, 2024 16:44:59 GMT
They will likely have a musical over Christmas as they usually do though, right? Christmas '22 was Streetcar, so not necessarily. You're confusing them with Sheffield Crucible, dear.
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Post by alicechallice on Feb 14, 2024 16:15:23 GMT
I’m not familiar with this play at all but Jodie Comer posted it on her Instagram stories earlier today. She doesn’t have much in the pipeline and I saw an interview recently where she said she was currently ‘unemployed’. Of course she could have just posted in support of the producers after Prima Facie. Jodie is rumoured to be in the MCU Fantastic Four. Just been confirmed that Vanessa Kirby got it instead!
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Post by alicechallice on Feb 13, 2024 18:21:54 GMT
It was originally meant to be going Almeida I think, I heard that from somebody who knew somebody who knew somebody, ages ago.
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Post by alicechallice on Feb 12, 2024 21:27:56 GMT
Cast announced for A Taste of Honey Jill Halfpenny as Helen Rowan Robinson as Helen’s daughter Josephine David Moorst as Geoffery Obadiah as Jimmie Andrew Sheridan as Peter Nishla Smith as the Jazz Singer Trying not to book too much stuff at the minute. But always like seeing David Moorst. Just the thought of David Moorst playing Geoffrey makes me want to rescue him & give him a better life even more!
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Post by alicechallice on Feb 9, 2024 19:40:51 GMT
My pal got us tickets for one of the Saturdays. Couldn't quite get the ones he wanted so I'm guessing it's selling ok out of the gate? Which one of The Saturdays? I always quite fancied Una the Irish one. The one that nobody remembers who won Pop Star to Operastar on ITV. Vanessa?
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Post by alicechallice on Feb 8, 2024 13:39:01 GMT
Exactly, and why would he want to be associated with a lame sequel. They’re always rubbish. The two desperados were probably fourth or fifth choice. Shake at that “mle” 🙄. Surely not ..I am pretty sure ..that they both were first choice. .after the Grammy win..and because of the connections between Disney ..Emily Bear…and her agent Richard Kraft ..for years.. a female..who is under contract since the age of 16 next to this legends..Oscar,Tony etc. kraft-engel.com/clients/will never ever be fifth choice Yes, it seemed it was planned first as a series ..but in the end we all don‘t know.. Perhaps you should not be so negative..or not so full of envy…there seem to be a lot of „Piers Morgans“ here..lol screenrant.com/moana-2-announcement-disney-animated-movie-problems-fix/They're worse than Piers Morgans, they're gay Piers Morgans - Andrew Pierce's!! I think we need to be realistic in that Disney need to be pulling in more money & a Moana sequel, rather than another original film which flops, is a good way to do that. And it's not going to be straight-to-video quality is it?
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Post by alicechallice on Feb 8, 2024 13:06:35 GMT
My pal got us tickets for one of the Saturdays. Couldn't quite get the ones he wanted so I'm guessing it's selling ok out of the gate?
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Post by alicechallice on Feb 7, 2024 14:11:06 GMT
Was her dressing room in the foyer? I don't follow... I think Burly’s having some fun and making the forum a bit more interwoven. He must be having one of his good days... Honestly though, who's going to tell off Andy Serkis?
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Post by alicechallice on Feb 7, 2024 13:26:01 GMT
So who was helping Nicky Scherzinger to try on dresses hmmm? 👗 Was her dressing room in the foyer? I don't follow...
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Post by alicechallice on Feb 7, 2024 12:20:49 GMT
It's not the Stage Managers job, or Stage Hands job! Do you think backstage staff are there at the beck and call of the "Star"? Twenty minutes before a performance, yes! Everyone is responsible for the show being a success and job title shouldn’t matter. It’s not like Serkis is asking for a basket of puppies to play with, or being an entitled Pr**k. I would assume that 20 minutes before a show he’s got a bunch of stuff to do and that the show is somewhat predicated on him being ready to give his best performance. Wouldn’t anyone just muck in to make that happen? Maybe he's happy enough buying his own sweets and didn't want to bother anybody? I think we're being a bit precious if we believe that every actor has to gather themselves in a ritualistic pre-show routine to get into character. He's just got to get on the stage and start talking. Like he would on a film or TV set.
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Post by alicechallice on Feb 3, 2024 15:41:59 GMT
Last night I was trying to remember another catchphrase that me & my mate used regularly and it's just come back to me...
Being snarky about your pal by asking a question and finishing it with "are we?", like Miranda & Stevie always did.
"Wearing that shirt like you're going out in 1993, are we?"
"Staying in with Ben & Jerry tonight to deal with the pain of another year alone, are we?"
That sort of friendly banter, you know.
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Post by alicechallice on Feb 3, 2024 15:34:13 GMT
I hope Julia Hills is reading this to see how loved she is. I was very excited to see her as the Countess in All's Well at the Tobacco Factory, Bristol a few years back.
I'm currently rewatching 2point4 children on iplayer coincidentally.
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Post by alicechallice on Feb 2, 2024 23:11:45 GMT
I’ve never heard Miranda quoted or referenced anywhere by anyone. To suggest that it is a classic is to me, bizarre. Of course there is a generational thing going on but really? Miranda? Dreadful and unfunny to the point of embarrassment. Sorry! I'm constantly saying 'bear with'.
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Post by alicechallice on Feb 2, 2024 16:30:08 GMT
Didn't Julie Harris come over to London with it in the 70's after she won the Tony? I'm sure I saw her plugging it on one of those Thames TV throwback interviews recently...
It made me wonder whether there'd be demand for a starry revival.
Re: Emily D - I LOVED Terrence Davies's film 'A Quiet Passion' about her.
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Post by alicechallice on Feb 2, 2024 16:10:38 GMT
I mean, entertainment is entertainment I guess. Fawlty Towers is an odd one though, isn't it? Revered as one of the greatest ever sitcoms and yet they only made 12 episodes, which would in many other cases be considered a flop. Is it shown on TV often? They only made 12 because that's all John & Connie wanted to do, they'd divorced between the first & second series and I think writing together was a difficult procedure for them. The BBC would have happily run it throughout the 80's and into the 90's if possible, no doubt.
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Post by alicechallice on Feb 2, 2024 8:26:58 GMT
On the plus side, the bloke playing Basil looks pretty dishy.
And I hope the actress who's playing Mrs Richards is actually deaf, otherwise there will be HELL TO PAY.
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Post by alicechallice on Feb 1, 2024 23:59:55 GMT
I think they're speculating that Kwame might be stepping down as AD.
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Post by alicechallice on Feb 1, 2024 23:57:52 GMT
I also booked immediately after seeing the reviews today, particularly after the rave from starchy drawers (Arifa, not you parsley1). I hope this sells out for them.
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Post by alicechallice on Jan 29, 2024 14:40:06 GMT
“Starry” is relative Is she Beyoncé is she Madonna I think it’s well known outside of Carrie Bradshaw SJP is not revered for her acting skills It would be preferable to have a “star” in a play which is a less lazy option and showcases their skills and stretches their repertoire Or even a non star in a good play To appear on stage once in a blue moon and to do it in this play Is unforgivable really She would have been better off doing “an evening with SJP” at the Barbican I think for a lot of us, we would rather see an actress ACTING than a pop star having a mediocre crack at it. I know it's come up a lot before but I don't think some people appreciate how iconic Carrie Bradshaw in SATC was for a lot of people (women and gays mainly, I grant you) and why she has a such a loyal following. The fact that SJP herself doesn't seem too far removed from the character, particularly in terms of fashion & lifestyle, is what has kept the glamour going to a degree. And no, she's not revered in the same way as a Meryl Streep or Katherine Hepburn but she has been a working actress for nearly 50 years, so I don't think she's got anything to be ashamed of.
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Post by alicechallice on Jan 29, 2024 11:40:38 GMT
I got really excited for a second that Faye Dunaway was actually in this! Turns out it's Bowen Yang's insta name.
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Post by alicechallice on Jan 26, 2024 22:24:36 GMT
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Post by alicechallice on Jan 26, 2024 16:39:18 GMT
Threads merged. I'm afraid some of the gags were first used in autumn 2020. Awks! You can't complain in a Steps-thread about lyrics/quotes already been used. It would wipe out a significant part of their discography. 😀 Thank you. How we were to know What the Future Holds?!!
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Post by alicechallice on Jan 26, 2024 10:59:56 GMT
Put in a production of The Boy From Oz, with Hugh Jackson playing Peter Allan. People wont care if hes not quite the right age for it, they'll go and see Hugh in anything. I'd pay big bucks to see him do that show again. Unfortunately he also makes it very hard to find someone of a similar level who could take over the role. Lets have some new shows that have never played London and far less film to stage adaptations That's a coincidence you bring up TBFOz, I was talking about it yesterday with a colleague who'd worked on the original production in Australia. She'd misremembered that it had eventually made it to the West End. He could totally pull it off still. It would be a good high-profile job to go alongside any special announcements that Hugh needed to get off his chest. You know, what we've been wondering for years... how much longer he's going to be playing Wolverine in the MCU, I mean. Of course.
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Post by alicechallice on Jan 26, 2024 10:23:59 GMT
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Post by alicechallice on Jan 26, 2024 10:11:29 GMT
Stephen Mangan at last night’s Plaza Suite. He didn't awkwardly stand up in the middle of it and say "SJP, you're AMAZING" did he?
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Post by alicechallice on Jan 24, 2024 18:17:27 GMT
First Thursday in Feb has been the norm for the last few years. 15th this year... FML!!!
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Post by alicechallice on Jan 24, 2024 11:32:33 GMT
I couldn't imagine Beetlejuice being a big enough pull to fill Drury Lane, but we will have to wait I guess. Don’t forget it would benefit from the release of Beetlejuice 2 which is in 2025 It's sooner than that even, September 2024.
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Post by alicechallice on Jan 23, 2024 13:05:58 GMT
I think Penny Keith did this at the Haymarket in the mid-80s didn't she?
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Post by alicechallice on Jan 23, 2024 11:13:32 GMT
Antigone in the Lyttelton with a very good cast An adaptation of The Grapes of Wrath coming soon too One of your two announced today! No Ben Whishaw though, as potentially speculated for the prospective novel to stage adaptation. I still think he might be doing something at the Almeida.
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Post by alicechallice on Jan 18, 2024 9:00:07 GMT
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